TOR2003050104 - TORONTO, Ontario, Canada, May 1 (UPI) -- Texas Rangers' Juan Gonzalez gets caught looking at a fastball for a called strike in the fourth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at the SkyDome in Toronto, Canada on May 1, 2003. cc/cc/Christine Chew UPI

Juan Alberto González Vázquez (born October 20, 1969 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico), nicknamed "Juan Gone" or "Igor", is a former Major League Baseball right fielder. González bats and throws right-handed. He was one of the premier run producers of the 1990s, averaging 117 runs batted in per season between 1991 and 1999. He won the AL MVP award in 1996 and 1998.

González has been married four times. He was married to Puerto Rican volleyball player Elaine López, sister of fellow major leaguer Javy López, during the early 1990s. This marriage broke down when a local newspaper released a cover photo of singer Olga Tañón kissing González during a concert in San Juan. A scandal followed, with González divorcing Elaine López and marrying Tañón, who said she had no idea González was married to Lopez when she kissed him. González and Tañon had a daughter together, Gabriela González Tañón, in 1998. González and Tañon divorced less than two years later. His daughter later became one of only fifty people in the world (and the first Puerto Rican) ever to have been diagnosed with Sebastian syndrome, a mild blood clotting disorder.

González has a friendship with George W. Bush which began when González debuted with the Texas Rangers who at the time were owned by Bush. Gonzalez stated that "a friendship that goes beyond baseball was created between them" and during his time in office Bush invited González to the White House twice. The first of reunions took place on April 16, 2001 and the second on December 3, 2007; in this reunion he was accompanied by historian Luis Rodriguez Mayoral. The discussion lasted thirty-five minutes and involved Gonzalez's future in the Major Leagues and other baseball related topics, as well as the happenings of their respective careers. During this visit to Washington D.C. Gonzalez was also involved in a meeting with Rudy Giuliani and a visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in order to visit Puerto Rican soldiers that were injured in the Iraq War. Gonzalez also has a best friend named Edwin Figueroa which lives in Puerto Rico. Juan Gonzalez is actually the godfather of Edwin's youngest daughter Valeria.

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